If you've been here before, there's always another neighborhood to explore, another restaurant to try, another Broadway show and museum blockbuster to see, another don't-miss cultural performance or sporting event. To help you plan your time in our great city, NYC & Company, the city's official tourism marketing organization, provides information and assistance at Official NYC Visitor Information Centers and Kiosks throughout the city.

Official Visitor Information Centers and Kiosks

Midtown

New York City’s Official Visitor Information Center

810 Seventh Avenue, between 52nd & 53rd Streets

Tel: 212/484-1222

Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6pm; Saturday and Sunday 8:30am to 5pm

Lower Manhattan

NYC Heritage Tourism Center

Southern tip of City Hall Park on the Broadway sidewalk at Park Row

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday, Sunday & holidays 10am-6pm.

Chinatown Visitor Information Kiosk

Located at the triangle where Canal, Walker, and Baxter Streets meet.

Hours: Sunday-Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday 10am-7pm

Harlem Visitor Information Center

at the Apollo Theater

253 W. 125th St. (btwn Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvds)

Hours: Monday-Friday 11am-5pm

Federal Hall Information Center

at the Federal Hall National Memorial

26 Wall St.

Hours: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm (except for federal holidays)

NEW YORK FOR LESS THAN $10 USD

Museums/Cultural Institutions

Admission to most of NYC's museums and cultural treasures are less than $10; children, students, and seniors most often get discounts.

A sampling: The Annette Green Museum at The Fragrance Foundation is operated by The Fragrance Foundation, the nonprofit, educational arm of the fragrance industry. Its mission is to expand the appreciation, use, and sales of fragrance globally. Visits are by appointment.

On 265 acres, the Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the U.S. More than 6,000 animals live in lush habitats such as the Congo Gorilla Forest, African Plain, and Wild Asia.

The Japan Society, New York's leading cultural institution on Japan, presents a range of lectures, musical performances, and exhibitions.

Explore 4,000 years of history at the Jewish Museum, which is devoted to ancient and modern Jewish art and culture.

An exciting opportunity to explore entertainment history, the Museum of Television & Radio offers visitors access to its collection of archived television and radio programs.

See dolphins jump and explore marine life including beluga whales, walruses, sharks and seahorses at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island.

The New York Botanical Garden, on 250 acres in the Bronx, includes 27 outdoor gardens and plant collections and the nation's most beautiful Victorian conservatory.

Revisit history at historic homesteads such as the Queens County Farm Museum and the Dyckman Farmhouse, the latter which was built in 1784 and requests a suggested donation of $1 per person.

Experience New York's salty maritime history at the South Street Seaport Museum; the seaport also has shops and restaurants.

Providing hands-on, interactive exhibits, workshops and performances, the Staten Island Children's Museum encourages children to learn by doing. Just across the water kids can explore science, culture, and other areas at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

Enjoy workshops and exhibits at the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences (718/727-1135), or, go back in time at New York City's answer to Sturbridge Village, at Historic Richmond Town. The Staten Island Botanical Garden includes the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden, which was constructed in Bejing; and Connie Gretz's Secret Garden, a formal hedge maze entered via a drawbridge over a moat and through a three-story castle.

Stories of faith and courage that affect nearly every American are told at the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Immigration Museum. See New York's most famous landmark and learn about America's melting pot heritage.

The city has several wildlife parks and an aquarium (www.wcs.org for all the following): the Central Park Zoo, the Bronx Zoo; and in Brooklyn, the Prospect Park Zoo and the New York Aquarium.